mngimnagzi

Definition: be big

mngimnagzi
>vai LH
>1sIND nmangmin’gis;
>3sCCONJ mengmin’gizit; 1 be big. (of round objects) Aapji go naa eshkam mngimnagzi; maage go naa washme wiiba maaba da-aakzi.
>She’s getting bigger; maybe she’ll end up going into labour earlier [than expected]. MC2005.cs.
>Partner: mngimnagat
>vii.
>Full-vowel form: mangiminagizi.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Verb Animate intransitive verb
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n71430156842n
GKS Reference Number: 18244
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